Burnakura Gold Mine
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Burnakura Gold Mine Location in Australia | |
| Location | Meekatharra |
| State | Western Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°02′20″S 118°28′13″E / 27.03889°S 118.47028°E |
| Production | |
| Production | inactive |
| Financial year | 2016 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1990s |
| Owner | |
| Company | Monument Mining Limited |
| Website | MMY website |
The Burnakura Gold Mine is a gold mine located 50 km south of Meekatharra, Western Australia. It is currently owned by Canadian company Monument Mining Limited.[1]
History
The mine consists of both underground and open pit operations and a 160,000 tonne per annum plant.[2]
First mined in the 1990s, Burnakura was later owned by Extract Resources Limited, which brought in Tectonic Resources NL as an operating partner. In 2005, underground production commenced by creating a portal and decline access to ore and milling began late 2005. In April 2007, milling ceased again and in October 2007, ATW purchased the mine for C$8.4 million.[3]
Burnakura commenced production on 3 March 2009 and achieved commercial production in June that year.,[4] however due to a series of erratic vein sets with structural offsets, the mine is to be put back on care and maintenance[5]
Production
Production of the mine:
| Year | Production | Grade | Cost per ounce |
| 2005-06 | 15,884 ounces | 7.17 g/t | |
| 2006-07 | 21,467 ounces | 7.05 g/t | |
| 2008 | inactive | ||
| 2009 | |||
See also
Sources
- The Australian Mines Handbook: 2003-2004 Edition, Louthean Media Pty Ltd, Editor: Ross Louthean
- Western Australian Mineral and Petroleum Statistics Digest 2008 Page 34: Principal Mineral and Petroleum Producers - Gold
References
- ^ "Murchison Gold Project". Monument Mining Limited. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ ATW website - Burnakura Archived June 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine accessed: 7 September 2009
- ^ ATW to Purchase Burnakura Gold Mine Project Concurrent Financing of up to Cdn$8,400,000 Archived May 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine ATW website, published: 25 17 October 2007, accessed: 7 September 2009
- ^ Burnakura Surpasses 5,000 Ounces Gold Production – Commercial Production Achieved [dead link] ATW website, published: 25 June 2009, accessed: 7 September 2009
- ^ ATW website: Burnakura back on care and maintenance Archived April 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine published: 7 October 2009